Sweet Poli / Gudi Padwa Special Maharashtrian Sweet Dish

Apr. 19, 2017

A Sweet Poli to make your festival sweeter and your family time the sweetest. A treat for your taste buds and a small token of love to make 'Gudi Padwa' even more special. Naveen Varsha chya Hardik Subhecha (Happy Gudi Padwa)

Ingredients

For dough:

Wheat flour

1 Cup (16 tbs)

Refined oil

2 Teaspoon

Salt

To Taste

Water

3/4 Cup (12 tbs) (((use as required)))

For stuffing:

Chickpeas

1 Cup (16 tbs) (((soaked for an hour)))

Ghee

1 Tablespoon

Jaggery

3/4 Cup (12 tbs)

Cardamom powder

1/4 Teaspoon

Directions

MAKING:

For stuffing:

1. Pressure cook chickpea for 4 whistles & drain out excess water.

2. Heat ghee in a pan and add cooked chickpeas into it.

3. Add jaggery (gur) and cardamom powder and keep stirring it for nearly 8-10 mins till the stuffing is mushy.

4. When it cools make small sized ball from this paste.

For dough:

5. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, knead the dough well and let it rest for 15 mins.

For sweet poli:

6. Divide the dough into lemon sized balls.

7. Now dust the ball with wheat flour, roll it into a small circle and place the stuffing in the centre.

8. Seal the edges by pulling the edges together to make a ball.

9. Place the ball with sealed side down, flatten with fingers and roll into a circle.

10. Heat a skillet and place the sweet poli on it and cook till golden brown with ghee.